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Submission to the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995

16 December 2022

SACOSS have welcomed the opportunity to engage with the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995. South Australians are currently experiencing a rental affordability crisis. Disappointingly, the review Discussion Paper fails to adequately address this crisis, but our submission is largely focused on affordability issues.

Download: Submission to the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995

Submission to the 2022 Planning Review

16 December 2022

SACOSS have provided feedback to the review of the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 and the Planning and Design Code. Our submission recommends that the Expert Panel consider not merely the operation of the planning system but the impact of the planning system at the intersections between poverty, housing, energy, water, climate change, and disaster risk and resilience.

Download: Submission to the 2022 Planning Review

Submission to the Residential Tenancies Act Review

16 December 2022

South Australians are currently experiencing a rental affordability crisis. Against this background, SACOSS welcomed the opportunity to engage with the review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995, but we were disappointed the review Discussion Paper fails to adequately address this crisis. Our submission is largely focused on affordability issues.

Download: Submission to the Review of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995

Submission to ESCOSA on the Inquiry into Retail Energy Prices

15 December 2022

Submission to ESCOSA on the Inquiry into Retail Energy Prices

Download: Submission to ESCOSA on the Inquiry into Retail Energy Prices

Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator on the Default Market Offer Prices 2023-24 Issues Paper

5 December 2022

Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator on the Default Market Offer Prices 2023-24 Issues Paper

Download: Submission to the Australian Energy Regulator on the Default Market Offer Prices 2023-24 Issues Paper

SACOSS 75th Annual Report 2021-22

23 November 2022

As another busy year draws to a close, it's timely to reflect on some of the work that has been done across an especially eventful period.

In our 75th Annual Report, we cover a lot of ground: events, advocacy and activity across the 2021-22 financial year and, in honour of our 75 milestone, extracts from past annual reports across the decades.

Submission to the Department for Child Protection’s Review of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017

15 November 2022

SACOSS welcomed the opportunity to engage with the Department for Child Protection’s review of the Children and Young People (Safety) Act 2017 (the Act) and its Discussion Paper – Building the South Australian Child Protection System for the Future, and to contribute towards rethinking how we can collectively ensure that children and families can live their best lives.

Submission to the Legislative Council’s Select Committee inquiry into Health Services in SA

4 November 2022

The health system is a critical sector that people rely on to live healthy lives – for health care, disease prevention, and health promotion.

SACOSS believes that it is vital to the wellbeing of all South Australians – and especially those who are experiencing poverty or disadvantage – that the health system is accessible, of high quality, and responsive to their needs.

Robust public involvement opportunities that are inclusive of people with lived experience of exclusion or disadvantage are necessary to achieve this.

Submission to ESCOSA on the small-scale energy networks consumer protection framework review: Draft Decision

4 October 2022

Submission to ESCOSA on the small-scale energy networks consumer protection framework review: Draft Decision

Download: Submission to ESCOSA on the small-scale energy networks consumer protection framework review: Draft Decision

Joint Statement in support of lifting energy performance standards for new homes in the National Construction Code 2022

10 August 2022

Joint Statement in support of lifting energy performance standards for new homes in the National Construction Code 2022

Download: Joint Statement in support of lifting energy performance standards for new homes in the National Construction Code 2022